'Star Wars' Reveals Alternate Scene From 'The Last Jedi'

The Last Jedi, arguably the most controversial film of the Skywalker saga and the sequel trilogy. To some, it is the best Star Wars film, to others, it is the worst Star Wars film of all time. Love it or hate it, The Last Jedi left a huge impact on all Star Wars fans. There was the killing of Snoke, Luke’s Force projection, and there was the Canto Bight scene.

The Canto Bight sequence between Finn and Rose was, to some, the most controversial storyline of the entire film. Many fans say that the sequence was completely unnecessary, and some believe it showed many important facts about the galaxy. Whichever it is that one believes, this specific sequence had a bigger purpose during development.

Recent news suggests that the whole Canto Bight sequence was supposed to be longer and filled with more moments. One of the ideas thrown around as the film was being developed was Poe Dameron, rather than Rose Tico, joining Finn in the casino storyline. Now, we have an image shared by concept artist Adam Brockbank. The post contains the caption:

"Early unused idea for the fathier chase scene in TLJ, replaced by the steam room scene and ultimately cut altogether!"

The mysterious artwork shows a strange and unknown alien holding a mysterious object of importance. Who that is, and what the object is, are questions that we may never have answered, as there is little to be known about the mysterious extended sequence on Canto Bight.

Whether or not the Canto Bight sequence in The Last Jedi was necessary, it showed us a key element in Star Wars that hadn’t been explored well in the films since the prequel era. That topic, of course, is slavery within the Star Wars galaxy. The last time we saw slavery in the galaxy was during the Clone Wars era. Now, in the time of the First Order, we still see that. Even though times have changed in the galaxy, slavery remains.

When Rose stares at the working children on the race track, it shows us a view behind the curtains. Not only at the casino itself, but at the galaxy itself, as even with the New Republic, there was still slavery in the galaxy. That is why the Canto Bight sequence is important, not necessarily because of Finn’s arc, or Rose’s connection, or the side quest, but because it shows us that very little changes at the end of the day if people just keep on going about their own business.

One possible takeaway from this is that if the Canto Bight sequence had been longer, perhaps with the slavery conflict extended in the film, it would have been awesome to see Rose and Finn come back to free the children. If Rian Johnson had directed Episode IX, it could have been a major addition to the Star Wars story, to see slavery being dealt with as Anakin and Obi-Wan did in the Clone Wars era. It would have been amazing to give those kids from the race track a bigger purpose, having them join the Resistance, or maybe become Jedi.

There was so much controversy coming from the Canto Bight sequence that is very overlooked. The rich having a blast while the galaxy is at war, the rich enjoying life while there is hunger all around, selling to both parties of the war, using slave children for free labor... These are very sensitive topics that are overlooked in the entire Canto Bight sequence. Those topics alone arguably make the whole film the darkest film in the entire sequel trilogy.

Whether you are a fan of The Last Jedi, or whether you very much dislike the film entirely, after seeing these points regarding the Canto Bight sequence, you may never watch the film the same way, ever again. Star Wars is not only an adventure, but also a reflection of real life, and it teaches us important lessons.

Written By Christopher Giron

Source(s): The Direct

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